Collective bargaining has a long history in nursing. Which of the following milestones in the history of collective bargaining resulted from the 1974 amendment of the Taft-Hartley Act (Labor Management Relations Act)?
A) Nurses were granted the right to form unions and engage in collective bargaining.
B) The maximum length of a work week and the minimum nursing wage were established.
C) Nursing was formally recognized as a professional occupation.
D) Nonprofit hospitals were obliged to bargain with nurses around wages and working
conditions.
Ans: D
Under the 1974 amendment of the Taft-Hartley Act, nonprofit hospitals were
required to bargain with nurses for better salaries and working conditions. The formation of
unions and the recognition of nursing as a profession predated this act. The 1974 amendment
did not specify wages and hours of work.
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